Bedeutung
Checking body heat using a thermometer.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Slovaks traditionally measure temperature in the armpit (v pazuche). Using the mouth is considered 'American style' and is less common in hospitals. The '37.2' rule: Many Slovaks believe that 37.2°C is a significant temperature that requires rest, whereas in other cultures this is considered normal. There is a strong preference for old-fashioned glass thermometers over digital ones among the older generation, who find digital ones 'unreliable'. School health checks: It is common for schools to send children home immediately if 'meranie teploty' shows anything above 37.0°C.
Use 'si'
Always add 'si' if you are measuring your own temperature: 'Meriam si teplotu.'
No 'brať'!
Never say 'brať teplotu'. It is the most common mistake for English speakers.
Bedeutung
Checking body heat using a thermometer.
Use 'si'
Always add 'si' if you are measuring your own temperature: 'Meriam si teplotu.'
No 'brať'!
Never say 'brať teplotu'. It is the most common mistake for English speakers.
Perfective vs Imperfective
Use 'odmeral som si' when you are done and looking at the result.
The Armpit Rule
If you are in a Slovak hospital, expect the thermometer to go under your arm.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'merať' in the present tense.
Lekár práve ______ teplotu malému dieťaťu.
The subject is 'Lekár' (he), so the correct third-person singular form is 'meria'.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Select the correct way to say 'I am measuring my temperature'.
Slovak uses 'merať' (measure) and the accusative case 'teplotu'.
Match the Slovak phrase with its English meaning.
Phrases: 1. Merať teplotu, 2. Mať teplotu, 3. Vysoká horúčka, 4. Teplomer
These are the core terms related to fever in Slovak.
Complete the dialogue between a nurse and a patient.
Sestrička: 'Pán Kováč, teraz vám musím ______ teplotu.'
The nurse wants to complete the action of measuring, so the perfective 'odmerať' is most natural here.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenLekár práve ______ teplotu malému dieťaťu.
The subject is 'Lekár' (he), so the correct third-person singular form is 'meria'.
Select the correct way to say 'I am measuring my temperature'.
Slovak uses 'merať' (measure) and the accusative case 'teplotu'.
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These are the core terms related to fever in Slovak.
Sestrička: 'Pán Kováč, teraz vám musím ______ teplotu.'
The nurse wants to complete the action of measuring, so the perfective 'odmerať' is most natural here.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, you can say 'merať teplotu v izbe', but usually we say 'teplomer ukazuje...' (the thermometer shows...).
No, it is neutral. It is used by everyone from toddlers to surgeons.
'Merať' is the act of doing it; 'zmerať' is the completed act of having done it.
You say 'Mám horúčku' (high fever) or 'Mám teplotu' (mild fever).
No, 'merať' takes a direct object in the accusative: 'merať teplotu'.
Yes, 'merať teplotu oleja' (measure oil temperature) is perfectly correct.
It's a linguistic shorthand. Everyone has a temperature, but in a medical context, it implies an 'elevated' one.
Not really, but some people call it 'teplotka' affectionately or mockingly.
It's understandable but technically incorrect. You measure the temperature to find the fever.
You can say: 'Môžete mi, prosím, odmerať teplotu?'
Verwandte Redewendungen
mať teplotu
similarto have a slight fever
vysoká horúčka
specialized formhigh fever
teplomer
builds onthermometer
znížiť teplotu
contrastto lower the temperature
